Ironing-board



H. G. PERRY.

IRONING BOARD.

(No Model.)

Patented Mar. 19, 1889.

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HENRY C. PERRY, OF OOFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.

IRONING- -BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,925, dated March19, 1889.

Application filed June 25, 1888. Serial No. 278,188- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY (J. PERRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coffeyville, in the county of Montgomery and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Boards; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in ironingboards or tables; and it has for its object to improve upon previousdevices of this character, and to provide for the ready folding up ofthe same within small compass when not in use.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain the sameconsists in the peculiar combinations and the novel construction,arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed, shown in the drawings, and then specifically defined in theclaim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form apart of thisspecification, and in whieh- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tablewhen in position for use. Fig. 2 represents the same when turned up outof the way. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter,Arepresents a portion of the partition or wall of a room, to which ishinged by suitable hinges, a, the larger end of the ironing-board B; or,instead of being leg D, the free end of which is beveled on twodiiferent inclines, as shown, the incline c be ing such as to bevertical when the table is in position for use, as shown in Fig. 1, andto be parallel with and have a flat bearing against the wall of the roomor the strip 0, as the case may be, and the incline or bevel d parallelwith and having a bearing on the floor, as shown. This forms a verysteady support for the board. The hinged end of the leg abutting againstthe cleat 17 serves to relieve the hinge from strain. hen in theposition shown in Fig. 1, the parts are held in such position by meansof a pivoted hook, c, on the wall or on the strip 0, as the case may be,said hook engaging the eye j on the side of the board B, as shown inFig. 1. In order to hold the parts in the position in which they areshown in Fig. 2 a similar hook, g, or other suitable means, may beprovided. when folded up the parts are entirely out of the way and willoccupy but little space.

I do not wish to claim, broadly, an ironingtable consisting of a boardor table hinged to a wall or other support, an inclined bracingleghinged to said board and hooked to hold the same in an extended orclosed position, as I am aware that such has heretofore been proposed,but restrict myself to my particular construction and arrangement ofparts, attachin g especial importance to the fact that the end of theleg D is so liinged t0 the under side of the board that when the partsare extended in position for use, as shown in Fig. 1, the upper end ofsaid leg has a bearing against the inner edge of the cleat b and alsoagainst the under side of the board B, as clearly shown in Fig. 1,thereby relieving the hinge c of strain and serving to resist the strainor pressure either downward or toward the wall or support to which theboard B is hinged, thus serving also to relieve the hinge a of strain,and this is more especially important when taken in connection with thebevels of the opposite end of the leg,wl1ereby I obtain avery rigidtable, the bearing of the upper end of the leg against both the underside of the table and the inner edge of the cleat h, and the twodifferent bevels at the other end of the leg, whereby the said lastnamedend has two bearings in diiferent directions, one against the floor andthe other against the wall or support, forming a very with the hingedend of saidlegbearingagainst strong and durable ironing-table. s theunder side of the board and against the Having thus described myinvention and inner edge of the cleat, substantially as and set forthits merits, what I claim to be new, for the purpose described.

5 and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- In testimony whereofIaiiix my signature in 15 The combination, with the board B, hingedpresence of two Witnesses. at one end, and the transverse cleat Z),secured HENRY C. PERRY. to the under side of said board, of the in-WVitnesses: clined leg hinged to the under side of said JOHN COLLYER, 10board between its hinged end and said cleat, S. E. BURR, Jr.

